aorta
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔːtə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔɹtə/
Noun edit
aorta (plural aortas or aortae)
- (anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- (figuratively) The liveliest part of something.
- 2007 January 26, Stefan Kanfer, “In Lower Manhattan, the Echo of the Yiddish Stage Endures”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun edit
aorta f (plural aortes)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
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aorta f (plural aortes)
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Dutch edit
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aorta f (plural aorta's)
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Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun edit
aorta f (plural aortas)
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch aorta, from Latin aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”).
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aorta (first-person possessive aortaku, second-person possessive aortamu, third-person possessive aortanya)
- (anatomy) aorta: the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- Hypernym: arteri
Further reading edit
- “aorta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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aorta (plural aortas)
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Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun edit
aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)
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- aorta droma (“dorsal aorta”)
- aorta tairr (“ventral aorta”)
- aorta tóracsach (“thoracic aorta”)
- aortach (“aortic”, adjective)
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Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aorta | n-aorta | haorta | t-aorta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aorta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aorta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aorta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
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aorta f (plural aorte)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”). Medieval Latin; compare the Classical borrowing of the same as averta.
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
Noun edit
aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | aorta | aortae |
Genitive | aortae | aortārum |
Dative | aortae | aortīs |
Accusative | aortam | aortās |
Ablative | aortā | aortīs |
Vocative | aorta | aortae |
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Latvian edit
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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
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aorta f (4th declension)
- (anatomy) aorta (the main artery of the circulatory system, responsible for carrying the blood from the heart to the rest of the body except the lungs)
- lielais asinsriņķošanas loks sākas ar aortu ― the great blood circulation cycle begins with the aorta
- lielie asinsvadi: aorta un plaušu artērija ― the major blood vessels: the aorta and the pulmonary artery
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
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aorta f
- (anatomy) aorta
- Synonym: tętnica główna
- (literary) aorta (the main area of transportation in a city)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
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aorta f (plural aortas)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
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àōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
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aorta f (plural aortas)
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Further reading edit
- “aorta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
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aorta c
- (anatomy) aorta
- Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern
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Declension of aorta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | aorta | aortan | aortor | aortorna |
Genitive | aortas | aortans | aortors | aortornas |
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Russian ао́рта (aórta), from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun edit
aorta (plural aortalar)
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | aorta | aortalar |
genitive | aortaning | aortalarning |
dative | aortaga | aortalarga |
definite accusative | aortani | aortalarni |
locative | aortada | aortalarda |
ablative | aortadan | aortalardan |